LEE, Lionel Frederick. Colombo 3/4.12.1845 — Colombo 4.12.1899. Hon. British Civil Servant in Sri Lanka. Son of George Lee (1799?–1860), Postmaster-General of Ceylon, and Martha Austin. Educated at Elizabeth College in Guernsey (1861-63). Joined C.C.S. in 1864. In 1869 Assistant Government Agent, in 1881 Registrar-General, in 1887 short time Mayor of Colombo, Principal Collector of Customs at Colombo, died as Treasurer of Ceylon (April to September 1899, before this deputy). Married 1868 Ellen Annie Norton (b. 1846), at least one daughter.

Publications: Three articles in JRAS-CB 5:16, 1870: “A prose translation of the introductory stanzas on the Kusajátaka”, 4-7, “Notes on a Sannasa”, 8-10, 1 pl., and “The Romanized text of the first five chapters of the Bálávatára, a Páli Grammar”, 113-133; further samples with translation: “Bálávatára”, The Orientalist 2, 1886, 71-73, 97f. & 3, 1889, 210-212.

Sources: Death noted in JRAS-CB 16:51, 1900; stray notes in Internet; life dates in www.apac16.dsl.pipex.com/tree/fam/Lee.html; Grokipedia; Wikipedia.